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Travel and Food
How 3 newspapers report on Mideast
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Some Israeli and American realities, from the perspective of various media– First, are three items from a recent edition of Ha’aretz. One of the lead items in the Hebrew language internet edition told of plans to build a 9-story yeshiva for newly religious Jews in the problematic neighborhood of Sheikh
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSandi Masori on the Today Show
Sandi Masori, proprietor of Balloon Utopia in San Diego, recently flew to New York City to be on the Today show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. Click here to see story on Sandi from December 26th.
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Travel and FoodLouis Rose- San Diego’s Uncle
Great Video on Louis Rose’s First Jewish Settler- San Diego
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Travel and FoodSeeing the world from a Jewish child’s perspective
Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman, Tamar of Venice (c) 2013, Menucha Publishers, Brooklyn, ISBN 978161465170-3, 54 pages. And, Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman, Moshe of Japan, (c) 2013, Menucha Publishers, Brooklyn; ISBN 978161465171-0, 50 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Chabad has come up with a charming, multi-purpose idea for a children’s book series. Authors
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Donald H. HarrisonKerry gives surprise briefing to U.S. students in Israel
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–U.S. university student leaders traveling in Israel with AJC’s Project Interchange got the surprise of their lives today when U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry dropped by a briefing being conducted by State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki. Psaki conducted a wide-ranging, in-depth briefing for the AJC Project Interchange student delegation on the ongoing
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Middle EastHumoring the Headlines, January 3, 2014
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced he will run for reelection. He pledges to top his first term by getting addicted to heroin, changing the name of the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Toronto Hashish Consumers, aka as the THCs, and promoting the city as a great place to eat out.
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireAndrea Gergely heads World Union of Jewish Students
JERUSALEM (Press Release) – World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer on Friday, Jan. 3, congratulated Andrea Gergely on her election as chair of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS). “WUJS is fortunate to have an outstanding young activist like Andi as its new chairman,” Singer said. “I wish Andi much success in her new
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InternationalJNS news briefs: January 3, 2014
Netanyahu: Abbas missed opportunity by not condemning Palestinian terrorism (JNS.org) In a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas missed an opportunity by not condemning the recent wave of Palestinian terrorism against Israel. “Peace means ending incitement;
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InternationalBy Arab standards, I’m a refugee and so are my children
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The general Israeli public is on the whole soft-hearted and empathetic towards those in need. The scenes we see on TV almost nightly of Syrian refugees pouring across the borders into Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, sheltering from the snow or sweltering in the heat inside the flimsy tents
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastWhy other Israelis think haredim are chutzapadik
By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — It’s not just the Arabs, Iran, the United Nations and the EU which present Israel with problems. There are internal ones as well. I’m not talking about a lack of democracy or sidelining of minorities or the shrinking middle class. Israel is one of the most vibrant democracies
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Middle East, Steve Kramer